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Word List For Academic Writing

The document lists various connecting words and phrases used to indicate different rhetorical functions in writing such as comparison, contrast, result, conclusion, example, focus, and time. It provides synonyms and related terms for each function to help connect ideas and guide the reader.

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Word List For Academic Writing

The document lists various connecting words and phrases used to indicate different rhetorical functions in writing such as comparison, contrast, result, conclusion, example, focus, and time. It provides synonyms and related terms for each function to help connect ideas and guide the reader.

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Comparison

Also
As well (as)
By comparison
Correspondingly
In the same way
Similarly
In a similar way
Comparingly
Analogously
Likewise
By the same token


Similar

Again
Another
Likewise
Finally
Furthermore
in addition (to)
Next
Similarly
First Second etc!
"ne !!! another
Besides
Also
#oreo$er
Last

Contrast

Instead
%et
Ne$ertheless
&xcept
in contrast
&$en though
'owe$er
Although
"n the one hand ( "n the
other hand
)espite
Nonetheless
Notwithstanding
*ith the exception o+
"n the contrary
Contradictory
*hereas
#eanwhile


Result

As
Because
,hus
Since
Conse-uently
.esultantly
Accordingly
,here+ore
)ue to
'ence
,hen
So
Su/se-uently
As a result
"n account


Conclusion

As a result
Conse-uently
In conclusion
'ence
&rgo
,he 0case1 shows
,he 0case1 illustrates
As a conse-uence
,hus
,here+ore
So
it +ollows
the 0case1 demonstrates
In summary
Limitation
Admittedly
2ranted
"ne exception is
Naturally
"+ course
,ranslate to
Al/eit
Although
it is conceded
Certainly





Example

As a demonstration
For example
"ne such case is
Speci+ically
,hus
,he case can /e exempli+ied
/y
For instance
Namely
As an illustration
In particular

Focus

A+ter all
&specially
Indeed
3articularly
In other words
In particular
Speci+ically
,hat is


Time

&arlier
In the /eginning
3rior
Initially
Immediately
As soon as
In the meantime
Su/se-uently
Next
A+ter
At length
Finally
At the same time
As soon as
At +irst
Be+ore
3re$iously
,hen
)uring
#eanwhile
4ntil
Be+ore long
Later
A+terward
&$entually
Soon
Now

Comparison

Also
As well (as)
By comparison
Correspondingly
In the same way
Similarly
In a similar way
Comparingly
Analogously
Likewise
By the same token


Similar

Again
Another
Likewise
Finally
Furthermore
in addition (to)
Next
Similarly
First Second etc!
"ne !!! another
Besides
Also
#oreo$er
Last

Contrast

Instead
%et
Ne$ertheless
&xcept
in contrast
&$en though
'owe$er
Although
"n the one hand ( "n the
other hand
)espite
Nonetheless
Notwithstanding
*ith the exception o+
"n the contrary
Contradictory
*hereas
#eanwhile


Result

As
Because
,hus
Since
Conse-uently
.esultantly
Accordingly
,here+ore
)ue to
'ence
,hen
So
Su/se-uently
As a result
"n account


Conclusion

As a result
Conse-uently
In conclusion
'ence
&rgo
,he 0case1 shows
,he 0case1 illustrates
As a conse-uence
,hus
,here+ore
So
it +ollows
the 0case1 demonstrates
In summary
Limitation
Admittedly
2ranted
"ne exception is
Naturally
"+ course
,ranslate to
Al/eit
Although
it is conceded
Certainly





Example

As a demonstration
For example
"ne such case is
Speci+ically
,hus
,he case can /e exempli+ied
/y
For instance
Namely
As an illustration
In particular

Focus

A+ter all
&specially
Indeed
3articularly
In other words
In particular
Speci+ically
,hat is


Time

&arlier
In the /eginning
3rior
Initially
Immediately
As soon as
In the meantime
Su/se-uently
Next
A+ter
At length
Finally
At the same time
As soon as
At +irst
Be+ore
3re$iously
,hen
)uring
#eanwhile
4ntil
Be+ore long
Later
A+terward
&$entually
Soon
Now

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